Marcus Lawhorn of miracgraf

Owner of Exact Marketing Services, a printing and marketing company based in Charlotte, NC.

* Involved in testing and implementing new virtual job ticket software for one of the largest Southern Graphics Systems plants * Analyzed information corrected and eliminated program errors within the job ticket software. * Trained 50+ customer service representatives and employees on the program.

* Serves as supervisor over the prepress and digital press department. Responsibilities include maintaining all prepress equipment including direct to plate machine, Canon 8000, Canon DP110 digital presses, and working with the offset printers in the production department. * Configure production files for outside printers pertaining to banners, signs, packaging and designs for various substrates for optimum print quality. * Designs wedding stationery, logos, brochures and all custom graphic on jobs upon customer request using the software suite Adobe CC.

* Self freelance graphic design company, which involves design and print of web design, customer logos, flyers, business cards and other print stationery. Design also includes custom paint mural work in homes, classrooms and businesses. * Provides customers with quality art work in which they can produce business stationery and/or business related products.

* Served as supervisor for 10 years over the Prepress department. Responsibilities included maintaining all prepress equipment, mechanical and technical troubleshooting relating to the prepress & print production department, and managing employees in the production department. * Responsible for managing the complete production workflow for both prepress and print production. This includes preflighting, typesetting, file preparation, imposition, color separation, and quality control. * Designed stationery, logos, brochures and all custom graphic on jobs upon customer request using various programs such as Adobe CC and QuarkXPress. * Communicated with customers on a daily basis through various stages of the prepress & production process. Marcus Lawhorn of miracgraf